The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 550 to 692 (+26%). Half of its homes were built before 2002.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of La Valley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Valley’s history is told.
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La Valley, decade by decade
Before
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
2 historic places in La Valley
2 places in La Valley are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In South Dakotaby listings · most towns there have none
2places listed2 buildings
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
2historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2010first listedAnthon W. Elster House · newest: Dickens Round Barn, 2019
Where they are
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Buildings
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.